तथा नरान् अभिक्रुद्धं निघ्नन्तं क्षत्रियर्षभान् ॥
द्रष्टा मां त्वं च लोकश् च विकर्षन्तं वरान् वरान् ॥
न मे सीदन्ति मज्जानो न ममोद्वेपते मनः ॥
सर्वलोकाद् अभिक्रुद्धान् न भयं विद्यते मम ॥
किं तु सौहृदम् एवैतत् कृपया मधुसूदन ॥
सर्वांस् तितिक्षे संक्लेशान् मा स्म नो भरता नशन् ॥
tathā narān abhikruddhaṃ nighnantaṃ kṣatriyarṣabhān ||
draṣṭā māṃ tvaṃ ca lokaś ca vikarṣantaṃ varān varān ||
na me sīdanti majjāno na mamodvepate manaḥ ||
sarvalokād abhikruddhān na bhayaṃ vidyate mama ||
kiṃ tu sauhṛdam evaitat kṛpayā madhusūdana ||
sarvāṃs titikṣe saṃkleśān mā sma no bharatā naśan ||
This too is what I say. King Yudhishthira likewise approves of this, and Arjuna also does not desire war, for great compassion dwells in him.'
8081c3a48c2f · published Jul 17, 2026, 4:51:54 AM UTC
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This passage (5.74.16-18) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace is already underway against the backdrop of an unavoidable war. Dharma is revealed here through speech, the choice of embassy, fidelity to promises, and the kings' responsibility for the consequences of their decisions.